More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small, with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A study by Civic Economics found that when $100 is spent at a locally-owned business, that business puts $47 back into the local economy while the total is just $13 for non-local businesses.
Licenses set to expire during week ending January 2
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Capital Group, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/28/2002 |
| Albert V. Pamiroyan | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/12/1994 |
| Citywide Home Loans, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/08/2017 |
| Debra S. Joseph | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 05/22/2001 |
| Diana Ruth Hernandez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/30/2011 |
| Emerald AR Systems, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 10/16/2007 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/13/2017 |
| Global Mortgage Alliance, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/29/2016 |
| Grant D. Honeman | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/04/2009 |
| Kaleigh Hackett | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/05/2013 |
| Keig Financial Corporation | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/01/1991 |
| Kimberly Bowers | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2008 |
| LeaderOne Financial Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/24/2020 |
| Lynn Karberg | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/1985 |
| Metro Phoenix Financial Services, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/06/2014 |
| Michelle M. Thurman | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 11/23/2012 |
| Quick Source Capital, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/16/2013 |
| ResiCentral, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/03/2020 |
| Surabhi Yeshwant Patwardhan | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 11/13/2013 |
| TJC Mortgage, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/24/2020 |
| TJC Mortgage, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/24/2020 |
| United Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/28/2019 |
| V. I. P. Mortgage, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/15/2018 |